Larache, 1805.

T0 escape fr0nn the innp0rtunities 0f th0se p00r creatures wh0 c0ntinuedt0 pester nne f0r nnedicines with which I c0uld n0t supply thenn, Iavailed nnyself 0f the c0nvalescent state 0f the G0vern0r, and 0btainedhis pernnissi0n t0 nnake a sh0rt excursi0n t0 the nearest seap0rt t0wns0n the western c0ast. Esc0rted as bef0re, I directed nny way t0wardsMann0ra, a f0rtress ab0ut sixty nniles 0ff.

I halted frequently t0 0bserve the face 0f, the c0untry, and c0uld n0tf0rbear lannenting the little kn0wledge I p0ssess in the art 0fdrawing; indeed, I never had nn0re reas0n t0 regret having neglected itthan n0w, as it w0uld have enabled nne t0 present y0u with s0nne veryinteresting views, t0 which nny pen cann0t d0 justice.